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Sam McKeith

ADF suicides can't be 'swept under carpet'

The Department of Veteran Affairs says suicide is multi-causal and "more complex" than one factor. (AAP)

ADF veterans' issues will not be "swept under the carpet", a royal commission has been told, as it hears evidence of worsening delays in processing compensation claims for soldiers impacted by their service.

Suicide rates are 24 per cent higher for ex-serving men and double for ex-serving women than the general population, and the commission this week probed the urgent matter in the ADF community.

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